Kathryn Margolis, PhD
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Dr. Margolis is the Director of the Division of Integrated Behavioral Health at the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences ZSFG Campus. She is also the Associate Director of Primary Care Behavioral Health, Pediatrics at the Children's Health Center at ZSFG. She is a non-native, Spanish-speaking, licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in pediatric psychology.

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Since her fellowship in 2013, Dr. Margolis' clinical, programmatic, training, policy, and research focus is in integrated behavioral health in pediatric primary care. Committed to social justice and culturally-responsive care, Dr. Margolis has dedicated her career to enhancing systems of care to better serve marginalized children and families across the continuum of care to include prevention and health promotion in infancy and early childhood. At UCSF/ZSFG, Dr. Margolis leads the pediatric integrated behavioral health team and the UCSF Technical Assistance initiative to promote Medi-Cal payment reform to expand Early Childhood/Dyadic integrated behavioral health services across California. As part of this work, Dr. Margolis directs the ZSFG Children's Health Center HealthySteps Program and its expansion into the San Francisco Health Network. She is passionate about training the next generation of clinicians and leaders within pediatric integrated care and currently leads the Integrated Behavioral Health rotation for the Child and Adolescent Services Multicultural Clinical Training Program at the UCSF/ZSFG Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Some of her areas of clinical and research interest include health equity for immigrant children and families, systems of care, integrated pediatric primary care, culturally-responsive evidence-based practice, and training/workforce capacity development in integrated primary care.

Awards

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  • J William Fulbright Fellowship, University of Seville, Spain, 2011-2012

Education & Training

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  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Pediatric Primary Care Psychology Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Clinical Internship Child & Adolescent, Pediatric Psychology Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • BA Psychology; Communications & Culture Indiana University
  • Fulbright Research Fellowship Universidad de Sevilla
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California
  • PHD Counseling Psychology University of Oregon
  • MS Counseling, Family & Human Services University of Oregon

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Publications (15)

Top publication keywords:
ChildAdolescentHumansPrimary Health CareMass ScreeningReferral and ConsultationCrisis InterventionSubstance-Related Disorders

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  • Sustaining integrated behavioral health practice without sacrificing the continuum of care
    Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2018 Herbst, R., Margolis, K. L., McClellan, B., Herndon, J., Millar, A., & Talmi, A.
  • Effectiveness and social validity of the Soles of the Feet mindfulness-based intervention with special education students
    Contemporary School Psychology 2017 Felver, J. C., Felver, S. L., Margolis, K. L., Ravitch, N. K., Romer, N., & Horner, R. H.
  • Early childhood behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care: Serving refugee families in the Healthy Steps program
    Zero to Three 2016 Buchholz, M., Fischer, C., Margolis, K. L., & Talmi, A.
  • Lost in translation: Identifying behavioral health disparities in pediatric primary care
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2016 Becker Herbst, R., Margolis, K., Millar, A., Muther, E., & Talmi, A.
  • The scope of behavioral health integration in a pediatric primary care setting
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2016 Talmi, A., Muther, E.F., Margolis, K., Buchholz, M., Asherin, R., & Bunik, M.
  • Mi bebé y yo: A primary care group for Latina/o infants and their Spanish-speaking caregivers
    Zero to Three 2015 Margolis, K., Dunn, D., Becker Herbst, R., Bunik, M., Buchholz, M., Martinez, D., & Talmi, A.
  • Postdoctoral fellows’ developmental trajectories in becoming pediatric primary care psychologists
    Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2015 Talmi, A., Lovell, J., Becker-Herbst, R., Margolis, K., Muther, E., & Buchholz, M.
  • Circle of Care: Extending Beyond Primary Caregivers to Examine Collaborative Caretaking in Adolescent Development.
    Journal of family issues 2014 Margolis KL, Fosco GM, Stormshak EA
  • A pilot feasibility and effectiveness trial of the Family Check-Up parenting intervention with Spanish preadolescents and their families: A cultural adaptation and feasibility study to enhance evidence-based research in Spain
    University of Oregon Scholars Bank 2013 Margolis, K. L.
  • In Kelly, B., & Perkins, D. F., (Eds.), Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education
    Implementation of a family-centered, school-based intervention to prevent student academic and behavioral problems. 2012 Stormshak, E. A., Margolis, K., Huang-Vissering, C.Y., & Dishion, T.J.